Negative Space: Ezra Klein
- Bill Gates’s education
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If we gave every child Bill Gates’s education, we’d have to pop the higher education bubble. But it would usher in a new age of prosperity that makes everyone richer.
- Celebrate Independence Day: Rejoin Britain
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United States politicians and pundits plan to fix flawed U.S. exit vote by rejoining Britain, returning the United States to the European Union.
- Ezra Klein apologizes for rape of schoolgirl
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After Howard Kurtz and other media pundits called on Klein to apologize, Klein wrote “I am sorry for it and will not do it again.”
- Republican namecalling: single man creating laws smacks of “dictatorship”
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Extreme Republicans call U.S. President “dictator”, jealous that President’s actions to achieve goals bypass congressional obstruction and gridlock.
- Trickle down lying: What Wisconsin teaches us about the national news media
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On the one hand, “cut budgets, not costs” is a very California theology, so it’s not impossible that it exists in Wisconsin, too. On the other hand, when all the news is biased, it’s amazing that Walker gets as much support as he does.
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- An Optimistic Reply to Ezra Klein
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“I thought perhaps it would be worthwhile to reply to what Ezra Klein wrote about Economic Inequality. It’s an important topic, and his seemed to be among the most thoughtful of the responses. This is my best shot at a complete list of his points. As far as I can tell, all 9 seem to be mistaken, in the sense of either being false or not affecting my argument. But decide for yourself.”
